Music is the shorthand of emotion.
-Leo Tolstoy
Quotations
Music
Music defines us, for it shapes our souls and minds.
-Jessica Carroll
I didn't just hear music. It seemed as if I were part of the music.
-Don Piper
"90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life"
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
-Martin Luther
If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.
-Confucius
The most exciting rhythms seem unexpected and complex, the most beautiful melodies simple and inevitable.
-W. H. Auden
"The Complete Works of W.H. Auden: Prose, Volume III, 1949-1955"
People ask me how I make music. I tell them I just step into it. It's like stepping into a river and joining the flow. Every moment in the river has its song.
-Michael Jackson
The hungry and the haunted explode into rock 'n' roll bands.
-Bruce Springsteen
I've always thought people would find a lot more pleasure in their routines if they burst into song at significant moments.
-John Borrowman
Learning music by reading about it is like making love by mail.
-Luciano Pavarotti
